Posts Tagged ‘Health in 30 Radio Show’

The new time for the Health in 30 radio show with Dr. Sanjay Gupta is now scheduled for exactly 6:07 pm to 6:37 pm EST! The show will be live! We’ll discuss Dr. Gupta’s new book Cheating Death which focuses on how science has made it possible for people — who 20 years ago would have been given up for dead — to defy the odds and literally cheat death.

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
[Please stay tuned for more info. This special show with J. James Rohack, MD will not air live on October 29th, however it will be rescheduled in the near future. Thank you.]

Join me and for the first time my very special guest co-host, Kevin Soden, MD on Thursday, October 29, […]

Health in 30 Radio Show Live June 25th
Join me on Thursday, June 25, 2009 for a fascinating discussion with filmmaker, Andy Abrahams Wilson. We’ll talk about the film that hits theaters on June 19th, Under Our Skin, a documentary film about Lyme disease.
A gripping tale of microbes, medicine & money UNDER OUR SKIN investigates the […]

Join me on Thursday, May 28, 2009 for a fascinating discussion with Dr. Kevin Soden, a medical journalist for over 20 years appearing on CBS, NBC and most recently on NBC’s Today Show. He now serves as the host for Healthline, the national award-winning daily […]

Barbara Ficarra, Award-Winning Journalist, Writer, Speaker

Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, is an award-winning broadcast journalist, health educator, HEALTH DESIGNER™, health/lifestyle expert, international speaker, writer, consultant, and on-air expert. Barbara is a featured writer on Huffingtonpost. She is founder of BarbaraFicarra.com, a lifestyle destination site. She is a registered nurse active on the front lines of health care, and she is an administrative supervisor at a level 2 trauma center and covers multiple medical and surgical units, critical care, oncology, cardiology and step-down units, the psychiatric in-patient unit, the women's and children's units, and the emergency department. Her clinical experience ranges from oncology to general medicine and surgery. Barbara is a leading voice in health and she focuses on consumer and patient engagement and empowerment, health care social media, healthy living, and health care technology-telemedicine, telehealth, mHealth, and gamification. Barbara offers practical advice for consumers by focusing on health and wellness. Her trademark is simple and useful information from a trustworthy source to help people to take charge of their health. Read more about Barbara.

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Health care isn’t just what happens between you and your medical professionals. It’s about taking care of yourself, in and out of the doctor's office, and it's about maintaining your well-being and achieving spectacular health. In her blogs, Barbara shares a nurse's inside perspective on healthy living and personal health, as well as the latest legal and political health care issues making all the headlines. Barbara sorts through latest research and provides you with relevant information without any of the confusing medical jargon. Barbara is dedicated to delivering you accurate, balanced, reliable and trustworthy health and medical information. She'll help guide you so you can make informed decisions about your health. Take charge of your health and enjoy every day!

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Our Partner: The Treatment Advocacy Center

The Treatment Advocacy Center is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illnesses. The center promotes laws, policies, and practices for the delivery of psychiatric care and supports the development of innovative treatments for and research into illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Award-winning actor and activist Martin Sheen is working to raise awareness of the need improve treatment for severe mental illnesses. To learn more, watch a recent television interview in which Sheen discusses the challenges and struggles facing those living with these diseases.

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The Health Care Blog (THCB) shares insights about the health care system from leaders in the field. It has a reputation as one of the most respected independent voices in the industry. The Wall Street Journalcalls it "among the most widely read insider publications in the field." WebMD describes it as "a free-wheeling discussion of the latest healthcare developments."